Plano orders evacuation of city's 'worst apartment complex'

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Plano officials ordered residents to vacate Evana Grove Apartments by Tuesday, calling it the city’s worst complex.

The property racked up nearly 1,500 code violations and $250,000 in unpaid water bills before being deemed uninhabitable.

The city is working with charities to help tenants relocate as the complex’s owners face a court hearing next week.

PLANO, Texas - Residents of a North Texas apartment complex have been ordered to evacuate due to a multitude of code violations.

The director of Plano Neighborhood Services called Evana Grove the worst apartment complex in the city.

Plano apartment evacuation order

Evana Grove Apartments

Over the past two years, the city found roughly 1,500 code violations.

It met with the property management group two months ago to fix